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Khamenei is Iran’s most important voter, and he wants more extremism, not less
Elections have consequences, even in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Nobody knows this better than Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the country’s most ... Middle East -
‘Hardliners’ win all 30 seats for Tehran, says Iran State TV, amid low turnout
Iran’s state television says that political “hardliners” have won all 30 parliament seats for the capital, Tehran, amid reports of ... Middle East -
Voting ends Iran parliamentary elections after several extensions
Polls closed Friday in Iran's general election after multiple extensions, the news agencies Tasnim and Fars reported, as the vote is expected to see ... Middle East -
Videos, images of Iran polling stations show low voter turnout
Videos and images of polling stations in Iran shared on social media point toward a low voter turnout in Iran’s parliamentary election on Friday ... Middle East -
Iran’s Khamenei says voting in parliament elections is a religious duty
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei told Iranians voting in the parliament election on Friday is a religious duty, according to media reports, ... Middle East -
Imprisoned Iranian women call for boycott of upcoming elections in Iran
Iranian female political prisoners have called on their compatriots to boycott the parliamentary elections scheduled for later this week, saying that ... Middle East -
Under 25 percent of people in Tehran plan to vote in Iran’s elections: Poll
Over 75 percent of Tehran’s population will not vote in the parliamentary elections scheduled for later this week, according to a poll conducted ... Middle East -
Poll finds 80 percent of Iranians say they will not vote in upcoming elections
A poll conducted on Wednesday by a state-run Iranian news network found that over 80 percent of Iranian participants said they will not vote in the ... Middle East -
Iranians must have ‘right to choose’ at polls: Rouhani
Iranians must have the “right to choose” between different political movements, President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday, as controversy grows ... Middle East -
ANALYSIS: The ‘Iranian cancer’ existing deep within Iraqi politics
Last week, I wrote about the water crisis in Iraq largely caused by Iran and Turkey. Today, in this second part, I want to share about electrical ... Features -
Rouhani attacks Khamenei: Iran will choose between deception and honesty
Just a day before Iranians head to the polls, President Hassan Rouhani has stepped up attacks against Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his ... Middle East -
ANALYSIS: When Iran’s ‘moderates’ are hardliners themselves
With the departure of radical Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani, a so-called moderate took his place. Of course, on the part of ... Features -
Iranian opposition leader denounces ‘sham’ presidential elections on Twitter
Prominent Iranian opposition figure Maryam Rajavi - who is the leader of the People’s Mujahedin of Iran, sent out a series of tweets on ... Middle East -
The state of Iran’s presidential election after recent exits
Tehran Mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf’s early exit on Tuesday from Iran’s presidential election even prior to the May 19 polls, with no ... Features -
Iranian activists launch campaign to boycott presidential elections
Iranian activists have launched a campaign on social media urging the Iranians to boycott the presidential elections scheduled for May 19. The ... Features -
Iran’s ex-President Khatami endorses Rouhani for re-election
Iran’s ex-president Mohammad Khatami on Sunday endorsed President Hassan Rouhani in a video message, calling on voters to give him another term ... Middle East -
Iran’s Sunni leader endorses Rouhani for re-election
A leading figure of Iran’s minority Sunnis endorsed moderate President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday ahead of this week’s election, despite ... Features -
Iran’s Rouhani tells conservative election rivals ‘your era is over’
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani launched a scathing attack on his conservative election rivals on Monday, saying their era of “violence ... Middle East -
Rouhani accuses Iran’s Revolutionary Guard of sabotaging the nuclear deal
The candidates running for the upcoming Iranian presidential elections on May 19 exchanged accusations during the second round of debates that took ... Features -
Iran’s presidential candidates square off in first ever live TV debate
The six candidates standing in Iran's presidential election squared off in their first ever live television debate Friday, with moderate President ... Middle East -
The Iranian presidential candidate accused of executing thousands
Iranian presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi approved the execution of thousands of prisoners in 1988, when he was a member of the commission of death ... Middle East -
Why does Iran ban its Sunni citizens from running for president?
Prominent Iranian preacher Sheikh Abdul Hameed Ismail Zahi has called on Sunnis to be allowed to run in the country’s presidential elections. ... Features -
Iran announces official date for 2017 presidential election
If Rowhani loses, it would be the first time since the Islamic revolution in 1979 that a sitting president has not won a second term Middle East -
Big win for Rowhani’s allies in Iran election second round
The reformist List of Hope that backs Rowhani gained 38 lawmakers in run-off polls that took place Friday, with conservatives winning 18 Middle East -
Iran holds run-off parliamentary election
A moderate-dominated parliament also can influence the re-election of Rowhani as president in 2017 Middle East -
Iran election bodes ill for Russia
Iranians voted to elect new members of parliament and the Assembly of Experts. The results show people favoring reform, integration into the global ... Middle East -
Two cheers for the Iranian election
Iran’s surprising election results are just the latest event to be digested by these extreme Middle East -
Iran election results split between 3 groups
Conservatives secured 103 MPs, the pro-Rowhani reformists had 95, and 69 seats had no clear winner Middle East -
Iran judiciary chief accuses reformists after polls
The statement would appear to go against Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who praised the nation's participation in the elections Middle East -
Rafsanjani leads Iran assembly vote
Iran's former president is leading polls to become one of the influential Assembly of Experts delegates Middle East